The Chronicles of Narnia

Absolutely amazing!

Narnia is a must growing up for any child. In his literary genius, CS Lewis, primarily a philosopher just creates a wonderful world within a world in which children can let loose their imagination and have wonderful characters and role models to grow up with in a creation that at the same time caters to the level of a child's comprehension at yet prepares them for the larger world in which they will soon find themselves in. I read this as an adult and it was no less fascinating for me, apart from a few sections through which I had to flip the pages in order to get to the next part of the plot. But I can imagine soaking it all in as a child, even the descriptive parts of this world of his creation. For the adults, I would massively recommend his mature books, my favorites are "the Screwtape Letters", "The Great Divorce" and his philosophical work on the "Problem of Pain".

Loved the stories as a kid so was happy when I saw this book. Bought as an investment as I'm hoping my son will love them as much as I did. he's a little young for them at the moment. I've very happy with this book.

I was searching for a good quality combination of all of the tales of Narnia. This certainly reached my expectations. With a large budget I was quite nervous that it wouldn't be the quality it seemed to be on the computer. However, it was definitely up to standard, an absolutely beautiful book. It was the most expensive book I have ever bought, but it was definitely worth it. (Expensive but this is the cheapest option.)

This book/collection has all of the Narnia books in this Kindle edition. It loses half a star for the basic/crude index at the start (all in capitals (looks terrible), with one or two odd naming of things going on, and no indenting of chapters beneath book titles, so is a bit of a pain to find what you want). However, all the books seem to be here, so it's worth a punt if there are gaps in your reading of the chronicles.

Beautiful book loved it

This was sold as Used but is in absolutely PERFECT condition. I read these stories first as an 8 yr old - I'm now 63. They still captivate and this book will be passed to grandchildren to enjoy for many years to come I'm sure. The language used may prove tricky for today's young generations but I hope they will enjoy the stories as much as I did.

A very beautiful book and a must for Narnia lovers to have all 7 Chronicles together. Highly recommend.

I needed another copy of the series after I lost my first one years ago and wanted to read them all over again. Was happy to see a copy with Ben Barnes on the cover, since he's become one of my favorite of the new, young actors on the scene today, and decided this would be the copy I would get specifically because of that. Totally worth it. In regards to the writing itself, it's interesting to see the way your perspective of the stories changes as you get older. When I was a little girl, all I saw was fantasy and magic and wait, is that Lion an allegory for Jesus??? Which was strange and unusual for my brain at the time because I didn't know the perspective the author was coming from. Having grown up and been able to learn just where C.S Lewis was going with things and digest the stories in a better fashion, I love the way everything makes so much more sense then it did all those years ago. It's since become my favorite allegory to God that I, as a Christian-raised Atheist, have found. There are parts of it, of course, that made me a little wary, such as the slightly racist moments in the book, but I gave those a bit of a pass because I accept them as a product of the times and take them with a grain of salt. There were also some rather surprising moments in the books, too. Some that were unintentionally hilarious simply because of the evolution of certain nuances of language that when they were written meant something much different then they did now, like when King Caspian meets up with an old acquaintance of his father who buys him from slavers and makes comments that nowadays made it sound like he was wanting to do inappropriate things with the potentially-underage King who reminded him of the man he'd served under years ago but at the time were probably meant to be reassurances to a young boy that he had bought him because he felt bad for him and wanted to protect him. There's also a moment in the books when Caspian is injured by a werewolf that surprised me and made me wonder about the differences in werewolf lore between "our world" and "Narnia." It's never mentioned again, so one is left to assume that Caspian suffers no curses because of the injury, where in traditional lore, he would have ended up howling at the moon the month after! Another interesting thing of note that I never noticed as a child but was unable to ignore the more I read it was the relationship between the King and the Unicorn in The Last Battle. I initially tried to write it off as my brain reinterpreting things in a modern light instead of reading it as it was meant to be because of the evolution of language, the same way I had Caspian's purchase from the slavers a few books earlier. But the more I read their interactions and saw how deeply the two characters were meant to care for one another, I began to seriously wonder if Lewis had intended for them to be a positive example of a homosexual relationship. I didn't know if I was reading into it correctly, and I may still be off, but I have since found that he was actually very forgiving in his dealings with the subject of homosexuality and may have considered it a sin, but also apparently felt that there wasn't anything inherently evil about it. It may be things that I am, again, misinterpreting through a modern lens, but it's interesting to note, and as a bisexual individual, I found it heartwarming to see that one of my favorite novels from childhood written by a strong Christian for the purpose of creating a strong Christian allegory may have been written in such a way as to forgive something that many other Christians today feel is the absolute worst, most disgusting thing you can ever do. Maybe the King and the Unicorn were meant to have a brotherly relationship, though, and I'm reading it all wrong. It's simply something that struck me quite strongly when I reread it and was one of those things that I had completely missed when I first read them as a child. Long story short: I came back to the series because I missed it so much and had lost a previous copy. Rereading it as an adult brought new things to light and made rereading it a more enriching experience and reaffirmed it as one of my favorite novel series ever.

Great combo...

The book comes with a shiny black cover and embossed letter. It is one of the most beautiful book covers I have ever seen. The contents are even better. A great read and gift for someone who loves reading and collecting books in this avatar.

Perfect Condition.

I've read this series nearly a dozen times over my life, starting when I was about ten and greatly enjoyed it. These days, it might not be as exciting as it used to be, especially for the younger generation, but I still highly recommend it for all. Highly enjoyable to read as an adult as well.